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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
134 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012


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...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         69        MM  96    1990  81    -12       81
                                      1906
  MINIMUM         50        MM  39    1924  57     -7       58
  AVERAGE         60                        69     -9       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54   MM   0.11  -0.11     0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      1.57  -0.32     2.69
  SINCE JUN 1      7.03                      8.48  -1.45    10.25
  SINCE JAN 1     13.02                     14.53  -1.51    16.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        16     -5        2
  SINCE JUN 1     50                       122    -72       94
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        39    -28        8

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        5
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        89    -43       78
  SINCE JUN 1    475                       351    124      355
  SINCE JAN 1    505                       377    128      355
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  MM   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  MM
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    MM   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    MM
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    MM
 LOWEST     MM
 AVERAGE    MM

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THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1945
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2012........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2012........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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